Aljamain Sterling “Funk Master”
UFC record 18-5-0 · professional record 26-5-0
- Age
- 37 (born Jul 31, 1989)
- Height
- 170 cm (5' 7")
- Reach
- 180 cm (71")
- Leg reach
- 99 cm (39")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Active
- Style
- Kickboxer
- Gym
- Serra-Longo - Long Island, NY
- UFC debut
- Feb 22, 2014
- Last fight
- Apr 25, 2026
1 fight-night bonus: 1 Performance of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Mar 6, 2021 | Aug 19, 2023 | Lost the title | 3 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.26
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 52%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 2.15
- Sig. strike defence
- 59%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 2.54
- Takedown accuracy
- 32%
- Takedown defence
- 44%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.64
- Knockdowns
- 0
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,407
- Takedowns landed
- 56
- Total fight time
- 5h 30m 40s
- Control time
- 1h 49m 33s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Youssef Zalal | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal | Apr 25, 2026 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 1 |
| W | Brian Ortega | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang | Aug 23, 2025 | 0 | 124 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Movsar Evloev | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Dec 7, 2024 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| W | Calvin Kattar | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill | Apr 13, 2024 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 0 |
| L | Sean O'Malley | KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground | 2 | 0:51 | UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley | Aug 19, 2023 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Henry Cejudo | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo | May 6, 2023 | 0 | 135 | 4 | 0 |
| W | TJ Dillashaw | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control | 2 | 3:44 | UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev | Oct 22, 2022 | 0 | 72 | 5 | 2 |
| W | Petr Yan | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 273: Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie | Apr 9, 2022 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Petr Yan | DQ · Illegal Knee to Grounded Opponent | 4 | 4:29 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | Mar 6, 2021 | 0 | 97 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Cory Sandhagen | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 1:28 | UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer | Jun 6, 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes | Jun 8, 2019 | 0 | 174 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Jimmie Rivera | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez | Feb 17, 2019 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Cody Stamann | Submission · Suloev Stretch From Back Control | 2 | 3:42 | UFC 228: Woodley vs. Till | Sep 8, 2018 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
| W | Brett Johns | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee | Apr 21, 2018 | 0 | 89 | 3 | 0 |
| L | Marlon Moraes | KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance | 1 | 1:07 | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega | Dec 9, 2017 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Renan Barao | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 | Jul 29, 2017 | 0 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Augusto Mendes | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | Apr 15, 2017 | 0 | 83 | 2 | 0 |
| L | Raphael Assuncao | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | Jan 28, 2017 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Bryan Caraway | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs Garbrandt | May 29, 2016 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 2 |
| W | Johnny Eduardo | Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground | 2 | 4:18 | UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. VanZant | Dec 10, 2015 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
| W | Takeya Mizugaki | Submission · Arm Triangle From Bottom Guard | 3 | 2:11 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | Apr 18, 2015 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Hugo Viana | KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount | 3 | 3:50 | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller | Jul 16, 2014 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 0 |
| W | Cody Gibson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | Feb 22, 2014 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 3 |